FISH RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 225

FISH RESOURCES MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 225

225 .         Prohibitions on offender, court’s powers to impose etc.

        (1)         If a court convicts a person of an offence under this Act, in addition to any other penalty that may be imposed for the offence, the court may by order prohibit the person from doing all or any of the following —

            (a)         being on board boats, any specified boat or any boat in a specified class of boats;

            (b)         being at —

                  (i)         places used for aquaculture or the processing or sale of fish, any specified place used for aquaculture or the processing or sale of fish, any place in a specified class of places used for aquaculture or the processing or sale of fish; or

                  (ii)         any other specified place or any place in any other specified class of places;

            (c)         engaging in any activity related to fishing or aquaculture, including —

                  (i)         being employed in, or managing, operating or holding an interest in, a business; and

                  (ii)         being in control or possession of fish or fishing or aquaculture gear;

            (d)         being in possession of any fish or fishing or aquaculture gear, any specified fish or fishing or aquaculture gear or any fish or gear in a specified class of fish or fishing or aquaculture gear;

            (e)         being on or near specified waters.

        (2)         A court must not make an order under subsection (1) unless —

            (a)         the prosecutor, or a person acting for or on behalf of the prosecutor, applies for the order; and

            (b)         the court is satisfied that —

                  (i)         the relevant offence is of a serious nature; and

                  (ii)         the person is likely to commit further offences against this Act if the order is not made.

        (3)         An order —

            (a)         may apply generally or at specified times or in specified circumstances; and

            (b)         has effect for such period as is specified in the order or, if no period is specified, until the order is rescinded; and

            (c)         may be rescinded or varied at any time.

        (4)         A person must not contravene an order made under this section.

        Penalty:

            (a)         for a first offence, a fine of $40 000;

            (b)         for a second or subsequent offence, a fine of $80 000 and imprisonment for 3 years.

        (5)         A person must not knowingly allow or permit another person to contravene an order made under this section.

        Penalty for an offence under subsection (5):

            (a)         for an individual —

                  (i)         for a first offence, a fine of $40 000;

                  (ii)         for a second or subsequent offence, a fine of $80 000 and imprisonment for 3 years;

            (b)         for a body corporate —

                  (i)         for a first offence, a fine of $80 000;

                  (ii)         for a second or subsequent offence, a fine of $150 000.

        [Section 225 amended: No. 50 of 2003 s. 63(7); No. 84 of 2004 s. 80; No. 43 of 2011 s. 67.]